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A federal judge in Maryland granted a nationwide preliminary injunction against the latest iteration of President Trump’s travel ban, after a similar order by a federal judge in Hawaii. U.S. District Court Judge Theodore Chuang said the administration had “not shown that national security cannot...

The Supreme Court in 2012. (J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press)
Yes, says Oliver Roeder, in an interesting essay at fivethirtyeight.com. At least some of the justices, he suggests, have “a reluctance — even an allergy — to taking math and statistics seriously,” as evidenced most recently by...

Asbestos Imports Double in 2016 | EPA Moves Forward with Potential Ban
Asbestos imports double in 2016, as the EPA moves forward with a potential ban. In 2002, the last asbestos mine in the United States closed and ever since all asbestos in the nation today...

The driver of a tractor trailer that transported scores of undocumented immigrants to a San Antonio Walmart in July — leading to 10 deaths — pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to transport aliens resulting in death and one count of transporting aliens resulting...

The National Rifle Association is offering insurance for people who shoot someone, the Associated Press reports. Gun-control advocates say the offer could lead to more violence and give gun owners a false sense of security to shoot first and ask questions later. Some call it...

A little over half of violent victimizations in the U.S. from 2012 to 2015 were
intraracial, meaning victims and offenders were the same race or both were of Hispanic origin, the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics reported Thursday. Violent victimization includes rape or sexual assault, robbery,...